Children’s and adolescents’ experiences of healthcare professionals: scoping review protocol
Abstract Background Children and adolescents form a distinct patient group, whose experiences are relatively under-represented in research. Surveys have shown that healthcare professionals (HCPs) do not always communicate with them well, leaving children and adolescents under-involved and unsure who...
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| description | Abstract Background Children and adolescents form a distinct patient group, whose experiences are relatively under-represented in research. Surveys have shown that healthcare professionals (HCPs) do not always communicate with them well, leaving children and adolescents under-involved and unsure who to ask when concerned. Recent qualitative studies have recognised that HCPs have a major influence on children’s and adolescents’ experiences, where poorer interactions can lead to fear, missed appointments and potentially a worse clinical outcome. Little is known about how children and adolescents experience the HCPs who play such an integral role in their healthcare. This review aims to explore children’s and adolescents’ lived experience of HCPs, so that a deeper understanding of the interactions between them can equip HCPs to provide care that better aligns with patients’ needs. Method This study will use scoping review methodology to map the existing published literature comprehensively and systematically, following a six-step framework. It will extract children’s and adolescents’ experiences, in the form of direct quotations, and thematically analyse them. The consultation exercise with children and adolescents will gather additional insights. Findings will consist of descriptions of each theme along with exemplar quotations and consultation comments. Discussion This scoping review is unique, as it will present children’s and adolescents’ lived experiences of HCPs, from synthesis of their direct quotations. Findings will assist HCPs to tailor their interpersonal skills to meet patients’ needs so that better healthcare can be provided. This study will have implications for clinical educators, policy makers and guideline developers and provide suggestions for further research. Systematic review registration Not registered |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce47432347904a26bb8a81552c1b39442022-12-21T19:01:21ZengBMCSystematic Reviews2046-40532020-03-01911610.1186/s13643-020-01298-6Children’s and adolescents’ experiences of healthcare professionals: scoping review protocolGail Davison0Martina Ann Kelly1Andrew Thompson2Tim Dornan3Centre for Medical Education, Queen’s University BelfastDepartment of Family Medicine, University of CalgaryGeneral Paediatrics Department, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast Health and Social Care TrustCentre for Medical Education, Queen’s University BelfastAbstract Background Children and adolescents form a distinct patient group, whose experiences are relatively under-represented in research. Surveys have shown that healthcare professionals (HCPs) do not always communicate with them well, leaving children and adolescents under-involved and unsure who to ask when concerned. Recent qualitative studies have recognised that HCPs have a major influence on children’s and adolescents’ experiences, where poorer interactions can lead to fear, missed appointments and potentially a worse clinical outcome. Little is known about how children and adolescents experience the HCPs who play such an integral role in their healthcare. This review aims to explore children’s and adolescents’ lived experience of HCPs, so that a deeper understanding of the interactions between them can equip HCPs to provide care that better aligns with patients’ needs. Method This study will use scoping review methodology to map the existing published literature comprehensively and systematically, following a six-step framework. It will extract children’s and adolescents’ experiences, in the form of direct quotations, and thematically analyse them. The consultation exercise with children and adolescents will gather additional insights. Findings will consist of descriptions of each theme along with exemplar quotations and consultation comments. Discussion This scoping review is unique, as it will present children’s and adolescents’ lived experiences of HCPs, from synthesis of their direct quotations. Findings will assist HCPs to tailor their interpersonal skills to meet patients’ needs so that better healthcare can be provided. This study will have implications for clinical educators, policy makers and guideline developers and provide suggestions for further research. Systematic review registration Not registeredhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-020-01298-6ChildrenAdolescentExperiencePaediatricsQualitative health researchScoping review |
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| title | Children’s and adolescents’ experiences of healthcare professionals: scoping review protocol |
| title_full | Children’s and adolescents’ experiences of healthcare professionals: scoping review protocol |
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| title_short | Children’s and adolescents’ experiences of healthcare professionals: scoping review protocol |
| title_sort | children s and adolescents experiences of healthcare professionals scoping review protocol |
| topic | Children Adolescent Experience Paediatrics Qualitative health research Scoping review |
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